Suspensory and the like



Jan. 112, 1932. p DwYER 1,840,621

' SUSPENSORY AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 19, 1930 I [.VVENTOR:

Patented Jun. 12, 1932 rm! 2. pwnm, or rmmmnnrnm, PENNSYLVANIASUSPENSORY AND THE LIKE Application filed December 19, 1980. Serial No.503,861.

This invention relates to suspensories or so-called jock straps, havingfor its object the provision of a novel jockey strap particularlydesigned and constructed to remain in correct position upon the personof the wearer while maintaining the shirt or undergarment in snug,unwrinkled fashion to the body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a comparativelysimple attachment or assembly which may either be sewn or secured to aconventional jock or embodied in the said jock-strap as a component partthereof.

Another object is to provide a suspensory with means adapting thearticle to be attached to the shirt in order to maintain the lattertrimly and unwrinkled during exercise while providing a double supportfor the suspcnsory itsel Additional objects and advantages residing inthe construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts will appear morefully in the details hereinafter set forth when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my invention inposition upon a wearerpreparatory to attaching the straps or supports'to the girdle of thedevice or the shirt of the wearer;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the invention in operativeposition with the straps secured to the shirt and the girdle;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of the invention in operative positionwith the straps secured to the shirt and the girdle;

Fig. 4c is a front elevational view of my invention as it appears whenremoved frm the wearer;

lig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the device; an

Fig. 6 is a sectional View, partly in elevation, with parts of anattached shirt or garment broken away.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in theaccompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred byme, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory andreliable results, although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to theprecise arrangement and organization of the instrumentaL ities as hereinshown and described.

In the drawings, wherein similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the preferred form of the invention, A designatesajock strap or suspensory embodying my invention which comprises a bandor girdle 11 to which are secured the members 12, 13 joined at theirlower ends to the front flap 14, which latter is also secured at theupper end thereof to the girdle 11. The details so far described areconventional to jock straps and form no part of the present inventionaside from the combination recited.

The two straps 15, 16 shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 5, which are arranged incrossing relation as at 17, are suitably secured to the bottom of thejunction point of the flap 1t and the members 12, 13. The ends 18, 19,20, and 21 of the straps are provided with clips 22 provided with slots23 communicating with widened portions 24 which receive studs 25,

26, 27 28 suitably fastened 'on cloth tabs 20 stitched or otherwisesecured to the girdle 11 for a purpose hereinafter appearing. Adjacentthe ends 20 and 21 of the straps 15, 16 a strip of cloth 30 is securedwhich aids in maintaining the ends 20 and 21 in spaced relation. sclearly disclosed in Fig. 3, the longer pair of straps 18, 19 is adaptedto extend from the crotch of the wearer diagonally across the buttocksof the wearer, being secured to the studs 25, 28 at the rear of thegirdle 11; while the shorter pair of straps 20 and 21, as shown in Fig.2, are adapted to pass convergingly upward to the studs 26, 27 on whichthey are removably supported in the well known manner. By furtherinspection of Figs. 2 and 3, and also as shown in Fig. 6, it will beseen that the shirt 31 of the wearer may be worn over my jock strap inwhich case, as in the present instance, the clips 22 will be engagedwith the studs 25, 26, 27, and 28 throughthe fab 1013 ric of the shirt.In this manner not only is the suspensory or jock strap itselfmaintained more securely upon the person of the wearer, but the shirt orother garment, inner or outer, will be kept from riding up or wringlingwhile in use or While athletic sports are being indulged in. This is animportant feature since, as is well known, conventional jock straps arevery apt to be' dislodged, particularly during violent exercise, andmoreover they do not provide means for preventing the usual untidyappearance presented by the shirt or outer garment of the wearer whichride up and frequently protrude over the top of the trousers orbreeches.

' Both shirt and jock strap are therefore, by

my invention, maintained in neat, correct position by the comparativelysimple means employed.

If desired the assembly, which includes the straps 18, 19, 20, 21, theclips and the studs engaged therewith, may be manufactured as a separateunit which may be secured by stitching, an eyelet, etc., to the bottomof the conventional jock strap. However, I preferably manufacture mysuspensory as a complete article in the form illustrated, that is, withthe straps, clips, and studs mentioned as a component part of theinvention. It will be observed that the invention may be manufactured ata triflin cost over the conventional jock strap, an that, in view of itssimplicity, it may be attached in a few moments to the said jock strapwithout any change or reor anization of the latter.

I am aware t at the invention may be embodied in other specific formswithout departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and Itherefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respectsas illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appendedclaims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope ofthe invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character stated, a girdle, a pair of main strapshaving their lower ends secured to each other and having their upperends secured to substantially opposed points on said girdle, a frontflap secured at its bottom end to the lower ends of said straps andbeing ada ted to be suitably secured to the front 0 said girdle at itsupper end, a plurality of studs alon the periphery of said girdle, apair of auxiiary intersecting straps secured at their intersection tothe lower ends of said straps, and a plurality of clips on the free endsof said straps adapted to engage said studs.

2. In a device of the character stated, a girdle, a pair of main strapshaving their lower ends secured to each other and having their upperends secured to substantially opstraps.

FRANK P. DWYER.

